Digital Transformation, Teaching Strategies, Critical Thinking, and Mathematics and Science Education

This issue focuses on digital transformation, teaching strategies, critical thinking, mathematics education, science education, and several additional topics. We begin with four articles on digital transformation. The articles examine Xuexitong for English learning, a component-based model of students' readiness to engage with digital platforms, the use of educational technology to enhance student performance in an English for Academic Purposes course, and the effectiveness of a distance teaching practicum program. Then, we present three articles on teaching strategies. The articles explore feminist pedagogy, the flipped classroom model, integration of humour into the classroom, and teacher effectiveness. We then share three articles on critical thinking. They investigate the Critical Thinking Assessment Scale-Short Form, embedding fiction in case studies within a non-literature course, and critical thinking skills. We continue with three articles on mathematics education. The articles examine integration of digital manipulatives in early childhood mathematics, Indonesia’s Pancasila Learner Profile Strengthening Project, and student achievement. Then we present three articles on science education. They include articles on the effectiveness of guided inquiry, the impact of augmented reality learning, and the links between ethnoscience, science literacy, and digital literacy. We also present articles on race and racism, entrepreneurship education, professional learning communities, and academic calling. This issue includes two dialogue and commentary articles on Generative AI and large language models, concluding with four book reviews.